Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3 - Specify the four major causes of environmental problems.
54. ____ efforts focus on greatly reducing or eliminating the production of pollutants.
a.
Agricultural engineering
b.
Nonpoint pollution
c.
Chemical cycling
d.
Pollution prevention
e.
Economic sanction
ANSWER:
d
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.2.1 - Discuss two sources of pollution.
55. What term refers to the average ecological footprint of an individual in a given country or area?
a.
ecosystem service
b.
natural capital
c.
unsustainable yield
d.
mean of the commons
e.
per capita ecological footprint
ANSWER:
e
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.2.4 - Define the terms ecological footprint and ecological deficit.
56. Which of the following contributes most to sustainability?
a.
abundant use of resources
b.
distribution of poverty
c.
rapid population growth
d.
inclusion of environmental and health costs in market prices
e.
natural capital degradation
ANSWER:
d
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES:
Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16 .10.1 - Describe the causes and consequences of food insecurity.
57. What is one environmental benefit of affluence?
a.
Increasing wealth allows for an increased capacity for resource consumption.
b.
Increased wealth provides resources to apply toward the creation of environmentally beneficial technologies.
c.
Increasing affluence often leads to a desire to travel widely and frequently in order to see the world.
d.
Increasing affluence in developed nations leads to increased affluence in less-developed countries.
e.
Increasing affluence results in less consumption in all countries.
ANSWER:
b
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16 .10.1 - Describe the causes and consequences of food insecurity.
58. Which factor is a major contributor to the degradation of natural capital associated with the pricing of consumable goods?
a.
Consumable goods are priced in such a way that they do not reflect the environmental damage caused by their production.
b.
Consumable goods are priced in such a way as to allow even those in poverty in developing nations to acquire them.
c.
Consumable goods are priced in such a way as to offset harmful environmental and health costs.
d.
Consumers are typically aware of the kinds of environmental damage resulting from the production of the item.
e.
Consumers in some local cultures purchase items that are expensive because of the social status it brings.
ANSWER:
a
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom's: Analyze
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16 .10.1 - Describe the causes and consequences of food insecurity.
59. About 900 million people live in extreme poverty, struggling to live on the equivalent of less than ____ a day.